Your Driver Is Waiting - Priya Guns - 2023
By: Priya Guns
Narrated by: Priya Guns
Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 02-28-23
Language: English
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Dark Humor, LGBTQ+
Publisher: Random House Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 stereo
In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire—inspired by the iconic 1970s film Taxi Driver—a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity, and financial security...until she decides she's done waiting.
"A biting and uproarious take on the gig economy, capitalism, and race, this is the kind of book you read in one sitting—preferably not in an Uber."—BuzzFeed
Damani is tired. Her father just died on the job at a fast-food joint, and now she lives paycheck to paycheck in a basement, caring for her mom and driving for an app that is constantly cutting her take. The city is roiling in protests—everybody's in solidarity with somebody—but while she keeps hearing that they’re fighting for change on behalf of people like her, she literally can’t afford to pay attention.
Then she gives a ride to Jolene (five stars, obviously). Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend—attentive, attractive, an ally—and their chemistry is off the charts. Jolene’s done the reading, she goes to every protest, and she says all the right things. So maybe Damani can look past the one thing that's holding her back: she’s never dated anyone with money before, not to mention a white girl with money. But just as their romance intensifies and Damani finally lets her guard down, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events.
A wild, one-sitting listen brimming with dark comedy, and piercing social commentary and announcing Priya Guns's feverishly original voice, Your Driver Is Waiting is a crackling send-up of our culture of modern alienation.
©2023 Priya Guns (P)2023 Random House Audio
Critic Reviews
“A ferocious new voice. A fierce and immersive debut. A story that made me rock back and forth with awe. Priya Guns's voice blazes on the page with humor, heart, and a fortitude that is inspiring to behold. There's no doubt who's in the drivers' seat. I was just grateful to be along for the ride.”—Weike Wang, author of Joan Is Okay and Chemistry
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